Program
The AHA 2014 Conference is to be held in Sydney, NSW at the ANZ Stadium from the 28 October – 31 October.
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Tuesday 28th October
| Time | Topic | Name / Location | Representing / Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Registration | Millenium 2/3 | |
| 18:00 | Welcome Reception | Millenium 2/3 | Sponsored by Xylem Analytics Australia (YSI) |
| 20:00 | Welcome Reception Closes | Millenium 2/3 |
Wednesday 29th October
| Time | Topic | Name / Location | Representing / Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Registration and Coffee | Exhibition Hall | |
| 09:00 | MC Welcome | Bill Steen | Australian Hydrographers Association |
| 09:15 | Opening Speaker |
Ray Boyton | NSW Office of Water |
| 09:46 | Special Keynote Speaker Drawing Insights from Water Data — Challenges and Opportunities |
Dr Dasarath (Jaya) Jayasuriya | Bureau of Meteorology |
| 10:18 | Group Photo | ANZ Stadium Field | |
| 10:30 | Morning Tea | Millenium 2/3 | |
| 10:58 | Welcome Back Prize Draw | MC and Sponsor Representative | Australian Hydrographers Association |
| 11:01 | Hydrography underground: Keynote Speaker Groundwater interaction with rivers: Current understanding and research needs |
Peter Cook | CSIRO Land and Water |
| 11:30 | Hydrography underground: Monitoring Coal Seam Gas in NSW – Some of the Issues facing NSW |
John Hayes | NSW Office of Water |
| 12:00 | Hydrography underground: Soil moisture monitoring in Southland, New Zealand |
Dianne Elliotte | Environment Southland, NZ |
| 12:30 | Lunch | Millenium 2/3 | |
| 13:25 | Welcome back prize draw | MC and Sponsor Representative | Australian Hydrographers Association |
| 13:30 | Hydrography underground: Bore Hole Monitoring – Coal Seam Gas Projects Southern Queensland |
Matt Saunders | Unidata Pty Ltd, WA |
| 14:00 | Hydrography underground: From the Walls to the Ocean: An overview of contemporary hydrography in the city |
Harrison Schofield | Sydney Water |
| 14:30 | Hydrography underground; Hydrography above ground: Applying Traditional and Not So Traditional Hydrographic Techniques to Maintain Security of Supply Under a Drying Climate |
Jacquie Bellhouse | Water Corporation WA |
| 15:00 | Afternoon Tea | Millenium 2/3 | |
| 15:25 | Welcome back prize draw | Millenium 1/3 | |
| 15:30 | Hydrography above ground: Keynote Speaker When good models do more than advance the cause of fashion … |
Greg Allen | Sydney Water |
| 16:00 | Hydrography above ground: A Look into the Hydrology System of Ventura County, California, USA |
Ron Marotto | County of Ventura WPD, USA |
| 16:30 | Hydrography above ground: Lahar Monitoring in the Central Plateau, NZ – Mt Ruapehu and the Whangaehu valley |
Matthew Putt | Horizons Regional Council, NZ |
| 19:00 | Pre Dinner Drinks | ANZ Stadium Field | |
| 19:30 | Dinner | Champions Room |
Thursday 30th October
| Time | Topic | Name / Location | Representing / Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:55 | MC welcomes guests | Millenium 1/3 | Australian Hydrographers Association |
| 09:00 | Hydrography above ground: NSW Sea Level Trends – The Ups & Downs |
Ed Couriel and Ben Modra | Manly Hydraulic Laboratory NSW Public Works |
| 09:30 | Hydrography above ground: Melbourne Water: A Diverse User of Hydrographic Data |
Jess Egan and Michael O’Hagan | Melbourne Water |
| 10:00 | Hydrography above ground: Is yesterdays high stage modelling, still todays high stage rating ? |
Daniel Budge | NSW Office of Water |
| 10:30 | Morning Tea | Millenium 2/3 | |
| 10:55 | Welcome back prize draw | MC and Sponsor Representative | Millenium 1/3 |
| 11:00 | AHA Annual General Meeting | Millenium 1/3 | |
| 11:30 | AHA Review of 2013 | Millenium 1/3 | |
| 12:00 | Hydrography above ground: Burnett River Floods and Gauging & Rating Implications |
Ray Maynard | DNRM, Bundaberg QLD |
| 12:30 | Lunch | Millenium 2/3 | |
| 13:25 | Welcome back prize draw | Millenium 1/3 | |
| 13:30 | Breaking ground in hydrography: Keynote Speaker From Haiti to Typhoon Haiyan: Insights from Google’s Crisis Response Team |
Anthony Baxter | Google Crisis Response, NSW |
| 14:00 | Breaking ground in hydrography: Monitoring visible flows using web enabled remote camera technology |
Andrew Pearce | NSW Office of Water |
| 14:30 | Breaking ground in hydrography: Use of a multibeam system to conduct a bathymetric survey of a reservoir and accurately assess storage capacity |
Justin Stockley | Pentair, WA |
| 15:00 | Afternoon Tea | Millenium 2/3 | |
| 15:25 | Welcome back prize draw | Millenium 1/3 | |
| 15:30 | Breaking ground in hydrography: National Industry Guidelines for Hydrometric Monitoring – Adoption and Implementation at a national level |
Linton Johnston | Bureau of Meteorology |
| 16:00 | Breaking ground in hydrography: The Cost/Value of High Stage Gaugings – The 2012 Culgoa River Flood |
Roger Patricks | NSW Office of Water |
| 16:29 | Prize Draws | Millenium 1/3 | |
| 16:35 | Alex Miller Award Presented | Millenium 1/3 | |
| 16:47 | Conference Wrap Up | Millenium 1/3 |
Posters Tuesday to Thursday
| Time | Topic | Name / Location | Representing / Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All day | Exhibition Hall | ||
| Water Industry Guidelines – Adding Groundwater to the Mix | 1. Jacquie Bellhouse2. Simon Cruickshank3. Laura Torrible | 1. WA Water Corporation2. DLRM NT3. Bureau of Meteorology | |
| The Search for Contamination: Groundwater Sampling at Service Stations | Nigel Drought | Thiess Environmental Monitoring | |
| Low infiltration sewerage systems and their role in reducing wet weather sewerage overflows within the Sydney Basin | Christopher Harris | Sydney Water | |
| Evolving Technology, Methodology, Geomorphology and Identifying Changes in High Stage Ratings | Adam Wiggins | NSW Office of Water | |
| Assessing Performance Below the Ground | Sarah-Kate Dakin and Greg Thatcher | NSW Public Works Manly Hydraulics Laboratory | |
| Rainfall and Oil | Nicholas Holwerda | Auckland Council |
Friday 31 October
Field Trip
| Time | Agenda Item | Location | Representing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | RiverPro Demonstration with coffee provided by UVS & Teledyne RDI | Ryde Wharf | UVS & Teledyne RDI |
| On route to Fort Denison … Home of the oldest tidal gauge in Australia. Morning tea served onboard muffins, coffee & juice. |
Ryde Wharf to Fort Denison | ||
| Various Sites around Sydney Harbour including Goat Island. Natalie Noakes | Onboard | Sydney Water | |
| Time to wonder: Fort Denison including a tour conducted by National Parks | Fort Denison | National Parks | |
| On route — Buffet lunch with soft drinks. | Sydney Harbour | ||
| SIMS Presentation – Dr. Moninya Roughan | Onboard | SIMS | |
| Integrated Marine Observing System. Dr. Moninya Roughan | Onboard | UNSW/SIMS | |
| Work On & Around the Harbour. Edward Couriel | Onboard | NSW Public Works MHL | |
| 14:30 | Arrival at Ryde Wharf where the Field Trip will conclude. | Ryde Wharf |
